174 Phaedra

174 Phaedra is a sizable, rocky main belt asteroid.

It was discovered by J. C. Watson on September 2, 1877 and named after Phaedra, the tragic lovelorn queen in Greek mythology.

Lightcurve data obtained from Phaedra indicates a rather irregular or elongated body.

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